Now that the regular season is over, it’s time to take a look at Part 1 of the top 100 moments of the 2018-19 NBA season — both on and off the court.
With a grand total of 2,460 games behind us, the 2018-19 NBA regular season is officially over. The playoff field has been decided, 14 teams are already on summer vacation and the stage has been set for another three months of intense basketball.
However, before we jump right into breaking down playoff matchups, we’d be remiss if we failed to take a look back on the extraordinarily entertaining season that was, and reminisce on some of the most important, enjoyable and downright insane moments that will stand the test of time.
While our top individual performances of the season are for a different list (with the best individual highlight plays to follow on Friday), for these top 100 moments, we’ll be focusing on the high-octane duels, historic achievements, unforgettable streaks and bizarre, hilarious or otherwise significant moments from the start of the 2018-19 campaign in Game 1 all the way to Game 82.
From the dominance of James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo to the broader picture of Luka Doncic‘s stellar rookie year to the farewell tours of Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki to the best games and comebacks of the season, these are the moments — both on and off the court — that defined 2018-19.
While formulating a scoring system of such a list is an impossible task, we gave it a shot with these rankings anyway. So if you don’t see your favorite team here much, be sure to check out Part 2 and our top 100 performances later today, as well as our top 100 highlight plays tomorrow!
Without further ado, here’s Part 1 of our top 100 moments for the NBA season that was. (For Part 2, click here.)